Buchanan has won Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year all three seasons at West Virginia. She started all 23 games for the Mountaineers, who registered a program singel-season record 15 shutouts and allowed only 11 goals all year. West Virginia made it to the Elite Eight, where the Mountaineers lost to eventual champions Penn State. Buchanan also starred for Canada at the 2015 World Cup, where she won Young Player Award.

Sonnett is the ACC Defensive Player of the Year who helped Virginia register 15 shutouts this season. She has been part of 55 shutouts in her career at Virginia. In October, she earned her first senior cap for the U.S. women’s national team in a 3-1 win over Brazil. Sonnett is likely to be the No. 1 pick in the 2016 NWSL College Draft. Portland Thorns FC holds that No. 1 pick and is coached by Mark Parsons, who previously coached the Washington Spirit. Sonnett played for the Spirit Reserves, who championed the USL W-League in 2015, the league’s final season.